Getting Started

Hi Everybody!

I’ve created this blog to document my progress in my newest digital art project. This project is the focus of a Fine Arts independent study class I am currently taking at Indiana University. I have since come up with the topic of creating a “Digital Silhouette.” This idea has evolved from the concept of “video mosaics.” A video mosaic is much like a photo mosaic in the way that it divides a picture into a number of large pixels, but instead of photos, video of a similar color-space replaces the pixels in the image. I found a good research document on video mosaics here: research.microsoft.com/~cohen/npar2002.pdf.

My vision is to create a profile mosaic of a person’s head, divide the image into approximately 16 sections and create video for each section that mimics the shape. The subject will make subtle movements, switching between feelings of exhaust and revitalization. As the subject moves, the different sections will morph as well. So lies the difficulty in this piece.

Here is another link to an awesome digital art piece that has a similar aesthetic to the one I envision:

~ by amberkim on September 11, 2007.